Colour

#8C0963

#8C0963
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#8C0963 is a magenta with RGB values 140, 9, 99 and HSL 319°, 88%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#8C0963

RGBrgb(140, 9, 99)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.0353, 0.3882

RGB percentages54.9%, 3.5%, 38.8%

HSLhsl(318.8, 87.9%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(318.8, 93.6%, 54.9%)

CMYK0%, 93.6%, 29.3%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,177,443

CSS custom property--colour: #8C0963;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9:1

Contrast with white9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#73F69C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#243C65no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B5060no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original

Tritanopia#960139no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 20.4 Purple · ΔE 20.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 34 Pale violetred · ΔE 35.2 Hot pink · ΔE 35.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 20.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#098C32

Analogous#74098C, #8C0922

Triadic#638C09, #09638C

Split complementary#228C09, #098C73

Tetradic#8C7309, #098C32, #09228C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F66BCA

Lighter +30%#F23CB9

Lighter +20%#EC0FA7

Lighter +10%#BC0C85

Darker −10%#5C0641

Darker −20%#2C031F

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#950066

Less saturated −25%#791C5C

Channel breakdown

R140

B99

Red140 (54.9%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue99 (38.8%)

Hue318.78°

Saturation (HSL)87.92%

Lightness29.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8C · G 09 · B 63

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